The Canberra Times: Teacher strikes on again as talks fail
Thursday’s teacher strike over salaries is back on after ACT Education Minister Andrew Barr refused to rule out job cuts.
Branch secretary of the ACT’s Australian Education Union Clive Haggar warned that without a guarantee no positions would be cut, industrial action in the Brindabella electorate was back on.
And this would be followed by strikes in Ginninderra next week and action across the territory in a fortnight.
Shadow education spokeswoman Vicki Dunne blamed the Government for missing an opportunity to get the sides back around the bargaining table.
Mr Barr, though, was unrepentant, standing firm on his line that nothing could be guaranteed.
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